Lime Rock Park - Sub 1-minute on street tires - BMW M2 - Full Session 1 PCA event - 7.22.2019

Full first session of the 7-22-2019 PCA event at Lime Rock Park.
Finally broke through the 1 minute barrier on a mostly stock BMW M2 running on street tires. Best rolling lap of 59.5 and theoretical best of low 59s .
Limerock Park
PCA
Best lap from event: 0:59.94
2017 BMW M2
Bridgestone RE-71R 275/35/18 square (Day 4, just about corded)
Apex SM-10 18x10 33ET square
Bilstein B16 PSS10 (run at 8 clicks front/7 clicks rear)
Ground Control Camber Plates at 3.2 degrees
PFC08 brake pads

[@Forcednduckshn]

Excellent driving. Usually when I see vids like these pop up, it is mediocre drivers in fast cars. You are a very talented driver extracting the most out of a powerful but heavy street car on street tires, and that is impressive. As someone who has a ton of laps around LRP and owns current NASA ST5 lap record, including a personal best 57.7 running unrestriced in my 240hp E36 M3 on Hoosier R7's, I commend you. Well done. LRP requires talent and balls to go fast.

[@dvas2686]

Thank you for the unsolicited very kind words. It's even more meaningful coming from someone who apparently is very fast around LRP themselves and understands the challenges of the course and equipment - 57s in a relatively low powered E36 M3 is mighty impressive. I have a lot of laps around this very short course and I want to think that I am close - if not at - the true limit of the car with this particular setup and tires. But the back of my brain tries to stay conscious that there is always someone that will be faster in the same equipment and therefore there is still plenty of space to keep learning and improving. I guess that's where the challenge and fun lies.

[@Forcednduckshn]

@@dvas2686 Thank you kindly as well and yours is the perfect attitude and I share it - there is always opportunity to improve and the relentless pursuit of every .001 possible is what seperates the best from the rest. Cheers mate.

[@Forcednduckshn]

Link to 57.71. Best sectors throughout the day (temps and traffic) was high 56.8😯. Sticker 245R7, 2850lbs. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmGqd5ionryKr9E

[@rolux4853]

Amazing driving, I wish I could drive lime rock park one day, it’s my favorite racetrack! I’m from Germany and I’ve driven Oschersleben and the Nordschleife, both amazing tracks. But somehow the simple, fast layout or LRP is fascinating to me! Even if I have access to the Nordschleife, sometimes you wish for something shorter.

[@davidwalker4795]

Great Laps! Brings back fond memories of my younger days at BMWCCA sessions at Lime Rock . IIRC in the early 80's I was doing 1:18 something laps in a completely stock '73 2002 that had maybe 98hp and non stock 185-70 tires. We could only pass on the straight, where I couldn't, and was backed up in traffic on the rest of the course. Still - not bad for a daily driver!

[@dvas2686]

Thanks. Yeah, cars have certainly improved in terms of performance. But maybe not fun factor, I'm sure that 2002 was a blast to drive.

[@julianlassor7695]

Sub 1 is crazy, i have been doing alot of sim sacing and thats honestly rly impressive.

[@dvas2686]

Thanks!

[@Queensraces]

nice racingThat's a full house 4 real, thanks for the video im watching the apex and line good sh*t 🎉,ill be there in Sept deff.

[@SpaldingW4]

I was drooling over your car at Lime Rock, cool to see some laps from it.

[@dvas2686]

Will S Thanks

[@dwang911]

Nice that m2 screams. Getting my car ready for lime rock this yr. So far my favorite track in the northeast.

[@dvas2686]

Thanks for your comment. Hope to see you at LRP

[@dwang911]

@@dvas2686 going with scca tnia on June 9th i think

[@confirmhandle]

Great job correcting Big bend

[@Slava-Motovilov-Racing]

Thanks for sharing! Studying your laps to see if I can improve mine in Forza 7. Fine driving. Keep it up!

[@dvas2686]

Thanks for the kind comment.

[@michaelnissen3556]

Nice driving.

[@CamaroSS2236]

That Miata jacked your 57 second lap

[@sosaadisfying]

is he not allowed to pass until the person in-front signals?

[@arunasene]

Love the howl of that car. Great driving. Still trying to break 1min in my E92 with the same set up as you. The nut behind the wheel needs work!

[@dvas2686]

Haha, thanks for the comment and kind words. Let me know if I can help in any way, happy to connect. LRP is my local track so I have a lot of laps there, definitely in the thousands My goal going forward is to improve my times at other tracks including Palmer, WGI and NJMP.

[@brendenbanks9293]

Awesome laps man! Throw some 10mm spacers on if you have the clearance. Traffic at limerock is always a killer. Awesome to see a sub 1:00!

[@dvas2686]

Thanks. Already running 12mm spacers up front and 5mm in the rear. I think that's about as wide of a track the fenders will let me go.

[@duncanpotter5838]

Damn quick

[@flyingdin1164]

Awesome driving! Well done.

[@NEtrailrider1]

thanks for posting, the ride along was fun , was this a trac night event or such? if it was you might want to get in the faster group, you won't get held up as much and your lap times will drop 57's for sure.

[@dvas2686]

Thanks for the nice comment. This was a Porsche Club of America event, all day high performance driving school event. And I help them out as an instructor, so this was the instructor session. No where up to go from here, except possibly actual racing, which - unfortunately, haha - is not in the cards for me at the moment.

[@Urban2222]

I can do this on track 24/7 ❤️❤️❤️

[@Pheer777]

Is this Limerock Park in Lakeville Connecticut? I'm considering it for track day and was wondering what you think of the place? Thanks!

[@dvas2686]

Yes it is, the one and only Lime Rock Park. It's a fun track. It's short but average speeds are very high and it feels like a roller coaster. It only has 7 turns but it is a very nuanced track and takes some time to get fast.

[@SpaldingW4]

What are you using to protect paint on your car? I’m think of tracking my M240 after doing a few mods, but don’t want to damage the paint. Your car looked really clean!

[@dvas2686]

Will S thanks. I thought she was actually really dirty, but I appreciate your comment. I’ve only got about 16k miles on her and don’t drive her in the winter and avoid driving in the rain if I can. Also, I give her a few coats of collinite 845 wax a few times a year. Having said that I’ve got a protection film on the entire front, bumper, hood, fenders, lights, mirrors and a pillars to protect against chips. It’s not foolproof but minimizes the issues. I believe it is Xpel.

[@alpeena]

impressive work....... mostly stock?.........how many days you have there......thats goooooood work

[@dvas2686]

Thanks. Mostly stock, yes, just some bolt on suspension components originally purchased to manage tire wear. I've listed all of my mods in the description - with the exception of spacers 12mm/5mm to make the wheels/tires fit. LRP is my home track, so I have a lot of days there, over a thousand laps for sure. I'm still not as adept at the other tracks I visit, NJMP, WGI, Palmer, but working on it.

[@perfectlyirrational6777]

That’s great congrats . I’m also looking into going to lime rock . Are there day track days or you have to become a member to go?

[@dvas2686]

@@perfectlyirrational6777 Don't need to be a member. Track days are available at LRP via BMWCCA, SCDA, or others. Check motorsportsreg.com for dates.

[@besomenabde]

those miatas

[@mrandoms]

What are your alignment specs?

[@dvas2686]

Just seeing this. Front has -3.5 camber and a tiny bit of toe out. Rear is -2 camber and a tiny amount of toe in. Car is corner balanced for 50/50 weight distribution

[@ttuncay99]

dude your m2 is souped?

[@dvas2686]

What do you mean by souped? Basic track mods as listed in my video description.

[@ttuncay99]

@@dvas2686 I don't know that M4 GTS felt like a m428i :D

[@dvas2686]

@@ttuncay99 Haha. Perhaps he was on a cool down lap. Or maybe just needs to locate the gas pedal.

[@ttuncay99]

@@dvas2686 yea that’s what I thought too, but you guys were in the same session, why leave early? Ahhahaha anyway good stuff broz

[@dst977]

Cool vid! I would love to do this but I’m a novice and am wondering if they have slower groups..? Also did you get track day insurance for that?

[@shangeetibodo2496]

mostly stock ? rather expertly modified..lol on the fastest "street tires' known to man lol ...with thousands of laps of a 1min track ...great drive nevertheless!

[@dvas2686]

Yeah, mostly stock for the world of track cars. Engine is completely untouched, not even bolt-ons, radiator upgrades, nor ECU tuning. Stock OG M2 power, not even M2 competition. Only mods were brakes that can handle track duty, and camber plates / suspension so that tires don't get destroyed in a single day. With regards to tires, did you expect me to drive with snow tires? RE71s are an extreme performance street tire for sure, but they are a daily tire that is seconds behind Hoosiers which themselves are a few seconds slower than real slicks such as Pirelli DHs - both of which are a very common site at these events.

[@shangeetibodo2496]

@@dvas2686 you are a great driver.